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Boy who allegedly shot ICE agent father to enter plea

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents lining the driveway of a home in Carson salute as the body of an ICE agent Myron Chisem, who was covered by an American flag as his body was wheeled to a coroner's van on Thursday. His14-year-old son was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of murder. Nick Ut/AP

The boy is scheduled to appear in Compton juvenile court after allegedly shooting his father, 42-year-old Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Myron Chisem.

Chisem's government-issued gun was used to shoot him through a window from the backyard of his Carson home last Wednesday night.

Neighbor Shawn Butler says he and Chisem were good friends ever since the two met in the Navy about 20 years ago. Butler described Chisem’s son as a quiet, nice kid who liked playing video games.

“He’s 14 years old," says Butler, sounding flabbergasted. "He’s got to deal with this for the rest of this life. He’s got a lot of stuff he’s got to face now, you know, so that’s a separate tragedy. His father’s gone… It shouldn’t happen like this.”

The L.A. district attorney plans to ask a juvenile judge to have the teenager tried as an adult. That will be determined during a fitness hearing at a later time.